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Anonymous Coward User ID: 22691874 Germany 08/27/2012 10:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Heard also that the car was inspected immediately afterward and nothing unusual was found. Quoting: Truthache 35 minutes is an awful long time to panic and have the presence of mind to call 911 but not try the maneuver that the highway patrol eventually suggested (lift the accelerator and press on the brake) Over here, at that speed she would have been the slowest car on the Autobahn... "the presence of mind" of calling 911?? It was obvious that she should try lift the accelerator and step on the brake! Or simply turn off the engine (without taking the key out, of course, otherwise the steering wheel would lock up). |
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Truthache (OP) User ID: 1465537 United States 08/27/2012 10:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Heard also that the car was inspected immediately afterward and nothing unusual was found. Quoting: Truthache 35 minutes is an awful long time to panic and have the presence of mind to call 911 but not try the maneuver that the highway patrol eventually suggested (lift the accelerator and press on the brake) Over here, at that speed she would have been the slowest car on the Autobahn... "the presence of mind" of calling 911?? It was obvious that she should try lift the accelerator and step on the brake! Or simply turn off the engine (without taking the key out, of course, otherwise the steering wheel would lock up). Yes, that was my point; In 35 minutes she could figure out the obvious. MODS, Thanks for the PIN !! in warm pursuit... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 22580089 United Kingdom 08/27/2012 10:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Could she not have force braked to a slow speed and turned the fucking key off? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21662845 No key FOB start They were actually going to try throwing the FOB out the window at one point. Just to see if that might work. well fucking hell ain't technology simply grand? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 22580089 United Kingdom 08/27/2012 10:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Could she not have force braked to a slow speed and turned the fucking key off? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21662845 No key FOB start They were actually going to try throwing the FOB out the window at one point. Just to see if that might work. I have never driven a vehicle without a key. Any vehicle without a key or an off switch should be illegal who the fuck thought up that shit? someone who is now very rich, kicking back, drinking champers and being blown by an 18 year old blonde bimbo probably |
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IRQ_1 User ID: 22208328 United States 08/27/2012 10:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The dispatcher asked her if she could put the shifter into neutral and the driver said it wouldn't move. Now in my experience I have yet to see any car or truck sold in the States that WOULDN'T freely go between drive and neutral without even having to pull a column lever or press a button. Automatic drivers test this for me. Sitting in your driveway in drive just push forward on your shifter and it should go straight to neutral. Pull back and it should go straight to drive, no buttons needed. Jack of all trades master of none "shall not be infringed." BLUE RIBBON AWARNESS FOR MENS' HEALTH Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. --ISAAC ASIMOV I never 'Ad hominem' I don't need to. The Constitution means everything or nothing. You can't have both. |
Truthache (OP) User ID: 1465537 United States 08/27/2012 10:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Maybe she had a fight with her lover and she wanted him to feel regretful due to her near death experience. Quoting: --Voltaic-- People do the strangest things This actually makes more sense than what she claims. Lots of attention coming her way, no? Last Edited by Truthache on 08/27/2012 10:16 AM in warm pursuit... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22580089 United Kingdom 08/27/2012 10:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If her key wasn't actually present in the ignition, she wouldn't be able to shift gears... which makes me wonder how she got it in drive in the first place?! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22538971 fob key start mate. you don't even need to put them in the ignition anymore, just have them on you. brilliant, eh? [link to www.autocarecentre.co.uk] Its all in the Fob. One of the latest technologies to come out are vehicles that no longer use 'keys' the way we think of them. Instead, they use something that looks like a car remote opening unit. These slide into a place in the car that allows the vehicle to read the information directly from the fob. Some of these key fobs don't even have to be inserted, they just have to be in the proximity of the vehicle (such as in your pocket or purse). Of course, these key fobs aren't to be confused with alarm or lock remote fobs. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22538971 United States 08/27/2012 10:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If her key wasn't actually present in the ignition, she wouldn't be able to shift gears... which makes me wonder how she got it in drive in the first place?! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22538971 fob key start mate. you don't even need to put them in the ignition anymore, just have them on you. brilliant, eh? [link to www.autocarecentre.co.uk] Its all in the Fob. One of the latest technologies to come out are vehicles that no longer use 'keys' the way we think of them. Instead, they use something that looks like a car remote opening unit. These slide into a place in the car that allows the vehicle to read the information directly from the fob. Some of these key fobs don't even have to be inserted, they just have to be in the proximity of the vehicle (such as in your pocket or purse). Of course, these key fobs aren't to be confused with alarm or lock remote fobs. I get that.. but .. never needing the key? What about all the "safety" features of key requirements? Maybe that's what they f****ed up? Or maybe she just didn't know how to drive...I just don't get it. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1515994 United States 08/27/2012 10:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If her key wasn't actually present in the ignition, she wouldn't be able to shift gears... which makes me wonder how she got it in drive in the first place?! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22538971 fob key start mate. you don't even need to put them in the ignition anymore, just have them on you. brilliant, eh? [link to www.autocarecentre.co.uk] Its all in the Fob. One of the latest technologies to come out are vehicles that no longer use 'keys' the way we think of them. Instead, they use something that looks like a car remote opening unit. These slide into a place in the car that allows the vehicle to read the information directly from the fob. Some of these key fobs don't even have to be inserted, they just have to be in the proximity of the vehicle (such as in your pocket or purse). Of course, these key fobs aren't to be confused with alarm or lock remote fobs. I get that.. but .. never needing the key? What about all the "safety" features of key requirements? Maybe that's what they f****ed up? Or maybe she just didn't know how to drive...I just don't get it. But you do need the key, the fob has to be in the car or it won't work. The only difference is you're not inserting it INTO the keyhole--it just has to be present. All the other "safety features" are still there. Also, Every fob I have also has a plastic emergency key built in, so if your power fails, etc. you can still open the vehicle. I think she just didn't know how to drive, or there really was some bizarre snafu with the vehicle she was driving. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 8443185 United States 08/27/2012 10:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Iowa woman whose accelerator got stuck as she drove up Interstate 35 in Missouri managed to control the vehicle even as speeds topped 110 mph and she was forced to the median several times to avoid other drivers, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.... Quoting: Truthache Osceola she was told to lift up the accelerator and push on the brake. "And so I did that, and it slammed me from 119 mph to like nothing," she said..... ... Highway Patrol's headquarters in Jefferson City — told her to do, including trying to shift the vehicle into neutral. The vehicle had a "proximity key," Lyon said, which allows someone to start the car without a real key when they're close enough to it. [link to www.cbsnews.com] Did she get a speeding ticket? |
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